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Bush steps up fight over congressional authority WASHINGTON - The Bush administration is raising the stakes in a court fight that could change the balance of power between the White House and Congress.   People:George W. Bush   Activities:110th Congress Bush Admin.   Source:(AP)   2008-08-27 Pelosi says case needed for U.S. offshore drilling WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Sunday that expanded oil drilling in federal waters could be included in a broader energy bill if advocates can prove its viability as a solution to America's energy problems.   Nations:U.S.   People:Nancy Pelosi Barack Obama John McCain George W. Bush   Activities:2007-8 Oil Crisis 110th Congress   Source:(Reuters)   2008-08-24 Democrats open to more offshore drilling WASHINGTON - Democrats' stance against offshore drilling shifted more on Saturday, with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi signaling she was willing to consider opening up more areas off the nation's coastlines to oil and gas exploration.   Nations:Mexico U.S.   People:John Boehner Nancy Pelosi   Activities:2007-8 Oil Crisis 110th Congress   Source:(AP)   2008-08-16 Ex-Ohio congressman released from halfway house COLUMBUS, Ohio - Former congressman Bob Ney of Ohio has been released from a halfway house in Cincinnati after serving a sentence in connection with a public corruption scandal.   Nations:U.S.   Activities:2005 Abramoff Scandal   Source:(AP)   2008-08-16 Key US lawmaker threatens to hold up India nuclear deal WASHINGTON (AFP) - A key US lawmaker threatened to hold up a landmark US-India nuclear agreement unless nuclear supplier states adopt a provision terminating the deal if India conducted a nuclear test explosion.   Nations:India   People:Condoleezza Rice George W. Bush   Activities:110th Congress India-U.S.   Source:(AFP)   2008-08-06 Headlines Bush steps up fight over congressional authority 2008-08-27 Pelosi says case needed for U.S. offshore drilling 2008-08-24 Democrats open to more offshore drilling 2008-08-16 Ex-Ohio congressman released from halfway house 2008-08-16 Key US lawmaker threatens to hold up India nuclear deal 2008-08-06 Higher education bill draws a bead on tuition costs 2008-08-02 House set to pass budget bill today before recess 2008-08-01 House panel votes to cite Rove for contempt 2008-07-30 House formally apologizes for slavery and Jim Crow 2008-07-29 Senate close to passing housing aid bill 2008-07-26 Housing rescue on track to pass Senate by Saturday 2008-07-25 Senate energy speculation bill fails key vote 2008-07-25 Senate on course to vote Saturday on housing bill 2008-07-24 GOP kills effort to release oil from US stockpile 2008-07-24 House OKs rescue for homeowners, Freddie, Fannie 2008-07-23 President Bush drops opposition to housing bill 2008-07-23 House passes housing bill; Bush lifts veto threat 2008-07-23 House to vote on foreclosure rescue measure 2008-07-23 A housing rescue nears, but for whom? 2008-07-22 US activists praise Senate for lifting HIV travel ban 2008-07-20 House Speaker Pelosi calls Bush 'a total failure' 2008-07-17 Democrats try to spur more oil exploration 2008-07-17 Senate agrees to triple anti-AIDS funding 2008-07-16 Democrats plan second economic stimulus bill 2008-07-16 Bernanke: Economy faces 'numerous difficulties' 2008-07-15 Congress votes to override veto on Medicare bill 2008-07-15 Fed Chief Bernanke to brief Congress on economy 2008-07-15 US spells out Fannie-Freddie backstop plan 2008-07-13 Bush, Democrats bicker over soaring energy prices 2008-07-13 Senate passes foreclosure rescue 2008-07-11 Foreclosure rescue to pass Senate; House next 2008-07-11 Bush urges Congress to open new areas to oil drilling 2008-07-11 White House renews veto threat on housing bill 2008-07-11 Senate bows to Bush, approves surveillance bill 2008-07-09 Offshore drilling may be in U.S. energy bill 2008-07-09 Senate passes Medicare bill with Kennedy's help 2008-07-09 Congress studies how people track your online use 2008-07-09 Senate to pass bill overhauling eavesdropping rules 2008-07-09 Panel calls for new war powers legislation 2008-07-08 Congress frets as its ratings plummet 2008-07-08 Congress ready to take up pared-down summer agenda 2008-07-06 How will next prez work with Congress? 2008-07-01 Bush: Housing deal possible with 'less politics' 2008-07-01 Not so fast, senators tell Fed, SEC on bank pact 2008-06-27 Senate reaches an agreement on global AIDS bill 2008-06-26 House passes alternative minimum tax relief 2008-06-25 Senate may pass mortgage aid plan as soon as today 2008-06-25 House fails to move gas pump price gouging bill 2008-06-24 Housing rescue plan passes key Senate test 2008-06-24 Matches Shown: | 1-50 | 51-100 Most-viewed Congress studies how people track your online use 2008-07-09 2 lawmakers say computers hacked by Chinese 2008-06-11 Higher education bill draws a bead on tuition costs 2008-08-02 Housing rescue on track to pass Senate by Saturday 2008-07-25 House OKs rescue for homeowners, Freddie, Fannie 2008-07-23 Japan PM says to explain sex slave stance to U.S. 2007-07-31 House formally apologizes for slavery and Jim Crow 2008-07-29 Democrats open to more offshore drilling 2008-08-16 Key US lawmaker threatens to hold up India nuclear deal 2008-08-06 Bush, Democrats bicker over soaring energy prices 2008-07-13 House readies vote on surveillance bill 2007-10-17 Ex-Ohio congressman released from halfway house 2008-08-16 House set to pass budget bill today before recess 2008-08-01 Senate agrees to triple anti-AIDS funding 2008-07-16 Senate to pass bill overhauling eavesdropping rules 2008-07-09 House prepares to debate new surveillance law 2008-06-20 GOP kills effort to release oil from US stockpile 2008-07-24 Senate postpones consideration of spy bill 2007-12-17 House to vote on foreclosure rescue measure 2008-07-23 President Bush drops opposition to housing bill 2008-07-23 House panel votes to cite Rove for contempt 2008-07-30 House passes housing bill; Bush lifts veto threat 2008-07-23 Democrats plan second economic stimulus bill 2008-07-16 House passes spy bill and rejects phone immunity 2008-03-14 Congress moves to ease access to records 2007-12-18

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